Stan viewers can’t get enough of Younger, Will & Grace and The Other Guy

Stan Original The Other Guy, created by and starring Australian comedian Matt Okine, has jostled itself in amongst big US comedies to be one of Stan’s most-binged shows of the year.

In data released today, the show – which tells the story of a breakup – was the fourth-most binged show of the year followed by Stan Original Wolf Creek season one.

Speaking to Nine.com.au, Okine said he was “super proud” of how the show had performed.

“It feels exciting that it is a new service and we’re doing something different to the traditional form of TV. I know that’s the growing practice around the world but it’s still pretty new in Australai so to be part of it, it’s awesome,” he said.

“As far as the reaction to the show has gone, it’s been mind-blowing how many people have been watching it and loving it. It’s completely unexpected to who’s watching it,” he says with a laugh.

“I was buying a backpack from a luggage store in Sydney and the lady behind the counter was like ‘oh my god, I was just watching your show and I was tearing up at it, I didn’t expect to go on that kind of journey, but I’m so glad I watched it’.”

On when viewers can expect a season two, Okine is jovially optimistic.

“You’ll just see billboards with 2020 written on them and people will be like ‘what the hell is that?’ It’ll be a black silhouette of a guy with a balding afro with the number 2020 underneath it, that’ll be it,” he quipped on the show taking cues from Game of Thrones’ marketing methods.

But more seriously, a second season is something Okine wants to see happen.

“I’ve already started the process of getting the ball rolling in hope of a season two, nothing is set in stone, nothing has been guaranteed but by all means it’s something I want to do and I’d love to do as soon as possible,” he said.

“Stan definitely haven’t commissioned to do another one but we’re in discussions for sure.”

Matt Okine (Supplied) ()

While the main character does boast some similarities to Okine himself – both worked in radio for instance – Okine says it is definitely fiction.

“With any sort of writing, you’re always going to draw inspiration from your own life, but it’s so far from a documentary,” he said.

“The fact of the matter is, fiction is a lot more interesting than truth,” he laughs.

“I know there’s a whole saying that truth is better than fiction, but not really, it’s a lot better to be able to go where you want to and play with your characters.”

And what has Okine himself watched?

“We’ve watched The Handmaid’s Tale. My girlfriend watched a lot of Younger. This is really embarrassing, I’ve watched a lot of Selling Houses Australia, I should probably say something on Stan but realistically I watched a lot of Selling Houses Australia,” he laughs with only a tinge of genuine embarrassment.

“When you’re making comedies and dramas and stuff, all you want to watch is two people doing up a home.”

But when it comes to Okine’s girlfriend’s enjoyment of US comedy Younger, which stars Hillary Duff, she is not online.

It was the most-binged TV show on Stan.

Seinfield was the second most binged show while Parks and Recreation was the third.

Sherlock came sixth, followed by Breaking Bad, Thirteen, Awkward, Unforgiving and Prey.

Amongst shows exclusively available on Stan, revivals proved popular with Will & Grace and Twin Peaks claiming the top positions of the most watched exclusive shows on the streaming platform.

They were followed by Younger and SMILF.

In at sixth place was Billions while Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul claimed seventh place.

Aussie comedy The Other Guy was the ninth most popular show, followed by Phillip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams and Power.

For shows that had all episodes uploaded at once, the most binged show in 24 hours that premiered on Stan this year was Parks and Recreation with Stan Original The Other Guy claiming second place.

Thirteen, Unforgiven and Prey rounded out the top five.

Stan Original Wolf Creek came in at sixth place while Here Come The Habibs! Was seventh.

The Secrety of Crickley Hall, Barely Famous and The White Princess finished off the top 10.

In at 11th place was RaPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, with South Park, Geordie Shore and South Park coming in after that.

While on rival streaming service, Netflix “cheating” has become the norm, with couples often sneakily watching shows ahead of their significant other.

The show Aussie cheaters couldn’t wait to watch was Orange Is the New Black.

Narcos, Stranger Things, 13 Reasons Why and Riverdale rounded out the top five shows Aussie couples cheated with, while Sense8, Star Trek: Discovery, The Crown, Ozark and The Good Place finished the top 10.

When it comes to what Aussies loved to binge this year – Greenleaf, an American drama series produced by Oprah Winfrey about the Greenleaf family and their sprawling Memphis megachurch, was the show Aussie viewers devoured (watching more than two hours per day).

American Vandal came next, suggesting Aussies were very keen to find out just who drew the dicks with Suburra: Blood on Rome in at third place.